Those looking for love this spring might do well to brush up their ball-handling skills: a new survey has revealed that more than half of singles want to date someone who is excited about the Rugby World Cup.
- 58 per cent of singles want to date a rugby fan
- 80 per cent of women, 78 per cent of men find rugby fans interesting or sexy
- Sorry, NZ, South Africa has the highest percentage of rugby-mad singles
The survey, which was carried out by dating site EliteSingles, asked 2400 men and women what they think about dating, love – and rugby.
The results spoke for themselves: 58 per cent of singles revealed that they would most like to date ‘’someone who is really passionate about rugby.’’ In comparison, 31 per cent of singles surveyed said they’d like to date someone who is into other sports than rugby and just 12 per cent admitted to preferring those who hate all sport. Rugby, it seems, is the truly beautiful game.
Moreover, this desire to date a rugby fan was something shared by men and women alike. In fact, women even seemed slightly more enthusiastic than the men, with 80 per cent of women surveyed indicating that they find rugby fans interesting or sexy (as opposed to the 78 per cent of men who thought the same).
Perhaps part of the reason for this enthusiasm is that the Rugby World Cup is now just hours away – and, as the survey showed, the percentage of people who say they love the game rises during major international tournaments.
In NZ this bandwagon boost is fairly dramatic, with support going from 46 per cent to 84 per cent during the RWC. Kiwis are, however, pipped at the posts by singles from South Africa (whose support rises from 55 per cent to 92 per cent once the tournament kicks off), but happily still manage to show up Australian singles, who can only manage to drum up a grand total of 73 per cent support.
So how can a rugby-mad single make the most of this RWC fever? Well, the best way to impress a rugby fan – according to the survey – is to know the rules. In fact, 41 per cent of singles would find themselves swooning over someone who can explain the finer points of an uncontested scrum or call a yellow card before the ref has raised his whistle.
Another way is to simply be Richie McCaw. Indeed, no matter which team lifts the trophy on the 31st October, Richie McCaw can be happy in the knowledge that he’s already won one major victory – the survey saw Kiwi singles voting him the sexiest of all the All Blacks at the Rugby World Cup.
Press contact: Sophie Watson
EliteSingles Research Team
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